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Different Motives for Serving the Lord 

September 4, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Discipleship, Fear, fear; rewards, Gratitude, love, motivation
I spent a lot of years in the military. I met a lot of soldiers. If you asked them why they signed up to serve, you would get many different answers. Some did it for love of country. Others for the steady paycheck. Some craved the challenge, the camaraderie, or the chance to travel. Many
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August 12, 2025
What Is the Best Motivation for Following the Lord?
Christian, Discipleship, Fear, Follow, Hebrews 11, Living, love, motivation, Obedience, Reward, rewards, Usefulness
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are looking at what should motivate a Christian to follow Christ as Lord? There are a variety of motivations – Is there a hierarchy of motivations? …some that are better than others? …more godly than others? How can we come closer to the mark? Please listen and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
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October 4, 2024
Does Free Grace Encourage or Give License to Sin?
1 John 1:9, Confession, Consequence, Fellowship, Free Grace, holiness, License, motivation, Overcoming, Sin, Victorious
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii give an answer to a question about Free Grace. If there are no works or other requirements for eternal salvation except to believe for it, won’t that encourage people to take advantage of it (so to speak)? Won’t human beings then be in a position to not appreciate grace? Please listen for an interesting discussion and lessons related to this topic.
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June 5, 2024
Does Lordship Salvation Offer Any Assurance? Also: Are There Degrees of Faith?
Assurance, certainty, Degrees, Faith, Fear, fruit, Levels, Lordship, motivation, Salvation
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about the assurance of eternal salvation. Does or can lordship salvation result in assurance? Does lordship salvation maybe even see it as a plus to lack confidence about eternal salvation? Bob and Mike will offer some answers and thoughts on this topic.
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March 19, 2024
Practical Ramifications of Assurance of Salvation – Part 1
1 John 3:16, Assurance, Fear, Hell, Interpretation, joy, motivation, Practical, promise, Ramifications, Salvation, Scripture, service
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Bob Vacendak are talking about the practical benefits coming from assurance of salvation. How many ways can the assurance of salvation help you in living the Christian life? Listen and see if you can count them!
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March 2, 2023
Can The Assurance of Salvation Be Something that Can Be Lost and Regained?
Assurance, Eph 2:8-9, motivation
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Ken Yates and Bob Wilkin answer a question about having assurance of eternal salvation. Why do some believe that not being sure of salvation is a good thing? Do they claim to believe this because it motivates Christians to live right? How well does this work? Aren’t there better ways to motivate Christians? Listen to this episode–very relevant for today–of the Grace in Focus Podcast! SPECIAL OFFER: Bob Wilkin’s book, The Ten Most Misunderstood Words in the Bible is being offered through March 31st, 2023 at half-price for those who use the code word, “MISUNDERSTOOD.”
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“This Is So Much Better” (1 John 2:3-9) 

February 17, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 2:3-9, Assurance, Fear, motivation
Recently, I was asked to lead a three-week study on 1 John for a group of young American missionaries. I wasn’t sure where they were theologically, but was told that they would almost certainly lean towards a Lordship Salvation view of the book. Free Grace people know that this view of 1 John seriously distorts
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October 31, 2022
Why Do Many People Have So Much Confusion About Assurance of Eternal Salvation?
Assurance, certainty, Confusion, Doubt, Facts, Faith, Fear, Feelings, Grace, Gratitude, Jn 4:10, motivation
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today Bob and Ken will discuss how Lordship Salvation falls short, especially in the area of assurance. In fact, could it be that many pastor/teachers who are proponents of Lordship Salvation are dead wrong when they suggest that having some doubt and therefore being on a “quest for assurance” regarding one’s eternal salvation, is better because it keeps us motivated to walk more uprightly, etc. But Bob and Ken say no–they explain how this is motivation by fear. Wouldn’t it be better and is it not more powerful and is it not God’s plan for us to be motivated by love and gratitude towards God and his grace. So join us as we explain how and why to keep grace in focus. 
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The Water Will Turn Purple (1 Cor 6:9)

August 3, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - Assurance, motivation, Sin
Many years ago, I attended a summer camp for Boy Scouts near an Army post. It had a large swimming pool. The Army provided soldiers as lifeguards. These soldiers warned us about using the pool as a bathroom. They told us that the Army had put a chemical in the water, and if we ever
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Why Do People Feel Frustrated in Their Sanctification? 

March 12, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Lyle Lange, motivation, Sanctification
As you seek to live your life for the Lord, what keeps you motivated? Do you ever feel frustrated at your progress—or lack thereof? Are you looking in the right places for motivation? Lyle Lange offers some insights: When Christians look to their own efforts for increasing sanctified living, one of two things will happen.
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